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Bubble Landscape by Kim Van Zyl

Another Highly recommended entry for the SA Science Lens 2013 competition. The SA Science Lens competition will be running in 2015.

Starry Starry Night depicts splendor in dark times.

This micrograph was taken in November 2013 on a Zeis Ultraplus FEG SEM at the Unit for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Pretoria. - by Dr Albe Carina Swanepoel. Winner of the...

Fungus Magma by Rebecca Karpul

The picture shows an orange fungus growing in the cracks of a dead tree. - By Rebecca Karpul. Southern African Science Lens 2013 entry that was highly recommended by the Science Communication...

Science in Action

This is known as the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. - Thomas Otto Whitehead. SASL 2013 Science in Action winner.

FameLab 2015!

FameLab will be running from January to March 2015. Dates of the regional heats and how to enter will be released soon.

Highlights for National Science Week Activities 2014

National Science Week 2014 Activities highlights

Physics can be phun!

Learning about physics the fun way at the Johannesburg Observatory. For more information on school visits, contact Mavis at 011 551 5940.

Forensic science laboratory

Learners experimenting in the forensic science laboratory at SAASTA'S Johannesburg Observatory. For more information on school visits, contact Mavis at 011 551 5940.

The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement aims to advance public awareness, appreciation and engagement of science, engineering and technology in South Africa. SAASTA is a business unit of the National Research Foundation.

Scope of activities

Building the quantity and quality of mathematics and science outputs at school level (developing SET human capital)
Raising the general interest in, engagement and appreciation of the public (and especially poorer communities) for the benefit of science (strengthening the SET culture)
Communicating science to the South African citizenry (bringing science and scientists closer to civil society).

For further information, click here.

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SAASTA ANNOUNCEMENTS

FameLab 2015

The FameLab Limpopo regional heat is being held this Saturday 14th February. Find out more >>

Invitations and Calls for Proposals

From time to time SAASTA invites organisations to respond to calls for proposal or interest. These calls can be for a variety of products or services. Click here to view the current calls.

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